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Oct 17, 2016
Waste company Biffa cuts share price by third in stock market re-listing
Biomass News
Oct 17, 2016
Wind and solar power are likely to be less expensive than biomass to replace coal in the UK, a new study released today says.
Published by the US Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and conducted by London-based Vivid Economics, the study says the “truly clean”, renewable forms of energy also will help the UK reduce carbon pollution and meet its goals... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 18, 2016
Dutch wastewater and biogas purification specialist Paques opened on Monday a new factory in India in order to tap the subcontinent’s growing markets.
The new subsidiary Paques Environmental Technology India, located in Sri City on the east coast of South India, is the company’s fourth and most modern sales/production site.
The new approximately 2,500m2 plant... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 18, 2016
Engineering and construction company Murphy & Sons has successfully completed the first phase of work on the UK’s first large-scale reheat biomass combined heat and power (CHP) plant.
Murphy has installed over 6,600m of cable ducts across a range of terrain in preparation of installing the 66kV circuit in early 2017 at the £138 million (€154m) Cramlington... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 18, 2016
The US Federal District Court in San Francisco has issued an order allowing the Native American Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe to intervene in the Clean Air Act enforcement case currently pending against the Blue Lake Power biomass facility.
The Tribe has been opposed to any restart of the facility located in in Blue Lake, California, because of significant air pollution impacts... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 19, 2016
Biomass co-firing is a “must” for resolving the global dependency on coal, a new report by the international consulting company Pöyry says.
The latest Pöyry Point of View highlights that, despite growing climate change concerns, global demand for coal has almost doubled since the Kyoto Protocol in 1997.
The report argues that the future role of coal... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 20, 2016
Drax Biomass (DBI), a pellet manufacturer operating in the Southeast US, has signed an agreement declaring the cypress and tupelo stands found in forested wetlands, including the Atchafalaya Basin, to be off-limits for its timber purchases.
Louisiana’s famed Atchafalaya Basin is a popular destination for boaters, fishermen, and migratory birds.
The “river of... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 20, 2016
US state of New Jersey has proposed a bill that will require restaurants, supermarkets, and other large food waste generators to separate and recycle their waste for use in waste-to-energy plants and as compost.
The bill S-771, passed by the New Jersey Senate Environment and Energy Committee, would encourage the state to build more waste-to-energy facilities.
According... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 21, 2016
Bioenergy currently contributes to 61% of the total share of renewables, according to the latest European Biomass Association’s (AEBIOM) Statistical Report.
Biomass is on the way to become the first European energy source, surpassing coal and has the potential to deliver more, the association says.
Often overlooked, the heating and cooling sector accounts for half... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 21, 2016
The UK government has proposed a compromise deal to the biomass industry, intended to soften the blow of the sudden changes to incentives for certain biomass combined heat and power (CHP) plants.
In July, the government introduced changes to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) tariffs for biomass CHP plants with under 20% power efficiency with no formal consultation with... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 10, 2016
US-based University of Colorado Boulder engineers have developed a bio-manufacturing process that uses a biological organism cultivated in brewery wastewater to create the carbon-based materials needed to make energy storage cells.
According to the university, the “unique pairing” of breweries and batteries could set up a “win-win opportunity” by... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 11, 2016
UK-based Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has published the results of three case studies which show how farmers can diversify their income and increase the productivity of their land by planting energy crops.
The studies examine the financial impact of transitioning to planting second generation energy crops such as Miscanthus and Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) Willow... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 11, 2016
Six Poet biorefineries in Ohio and Indiana are installing a new energy generation system using combined heat and power.
These systems will reduce reliance on the electrical energy grid, recover waste energy for additional use in the plant and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the US bioethanol producer said in a statement. The system will use steam in a turbine to generate... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 11, 2016
A significant majority of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) want their energy supplier to be more committed to renewable energy, according to a new report.
The report, commissioned by UK-based electricity company Haven Power – part of the Drax Group, revealed that while 72% say they would like energy suppliers to be more committed to renewables, only 11% would... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 12, 2016
US-based biotechnology company Microvi has been awarded a grant from the US Department of Energy for a new biocatalytic technology that converts methane and carbon dioxide in biogas into liquid chemicals.
The new technology, based on Microvi’s MicroNiche Engineering Platform Technology, can convert biogas that is created at facilities like landfills and wastewater... [Read More]
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Indonesian gas distributor PT Pertamina Gas Negara Tbk (PGN) has signed an agreement with NeutraDC Singapore (NDSG) to provide biomethane for forthcoming data centre projects in Singapore
Once cleared, the site will be redeveloped into an Energy, Biochar and Carbon (EBAC) plant – a pyrolysis facility designed to convert plant matter into biochar, renewable electricity and heat
Swedish tanker owner Furetank has announced it will run its European fleet on renewable biogas throughout 2025, marking a major step towards fossil-free shipping
